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6 point movement
The document discusses the Six Point Movement in East Pakistan led by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman which called for greater autonomy. The Six Points demanded constitutional changes including: 1) A federal government with legislature elected by universal adult suffrage; 2) Residual powers given to federating states except defense and foreign affairs; 3) Separate currencies or fiscal policies for East/West Pakistan; 4) Taxation powers to federating units; 5) Separate foreign exchange accounts and trade between wings; 6) Separate military/paramilitary forces for East Pakistan with a navy headquarters. The movement sought to reduce exploitation of East Pakistan by West Pakistani rulers.
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6 point movement
- 1. WELCOME TO MY PRESENTATION NAME:MD.SAZZADHOSSAIN ID:162011010
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- 3. SIX POINT MOVEMENT •The Six Point Movement was a movement in East Pakistan, spearheaded by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which called for greater autonomy for East Pakistan. The movement's main agenda was to realize the six demands put forward by a coalition of Bengali nationalist political parties in 1966, to end the perceived exploitation of East Pakistan by the West Pakistani rulers.
- 4. THE SIX POINTS •point 1 • The Constitution should provide for a Federation of Pakistan in its true sense based on the Lahore Resolution, and the parliamentary form of government with supremacy of a Legislature directly elected on the basis of universal adult franchise.
- 5. POINT 2 • Thefederal government should deal with only two subjects: Defence and Foreign Affairs, and all other residual subjects should be vested in the federating states.
- 6. POINT 3 • Twoseparate, but freely convertible currencies for two wings should be introduced; or if this is not feasible, there should be one currency for the whole country, but effective constitutional provisions should be introduced to stop the flight of capital from East to West Pakistan. Furthermore, a separate Banking Reserve should be established and separate fiscal and monetary policy be adopted for East Pakistan.
- 7. POINT 4 • Thepower of taxation and revenue collection should be vested in the federating units and the federal centre would have no such power. The federation would be entitled to a share in the state taxes to meet its expenditures.
- 8. POINT 5 • Thereshould be two separate accounts for the foreign exchange earnings of the two wings; the foreign exchange requirements of the federal government should be met by the two wings equally or in a ratio to be fixed; indigenous products should move free of duty between the two wings, and the constitution should empower the units to establish trade links with foreign countries.
- 9. POINT 6 • EastPakistan should have a separate military or paramilitary force, and Navy headquarters should be in East Pakistan.
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